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Current position

Emeritus Professor of Education, London Metropolitan University

Jean Monnet ad personam Professor of Citizenship Education in Europe

(awarded by the European Commission, September 2009)

Research Fellow (part-time: 0.2), Institute for Policy Studies in Education, London Metropolitan University

Former position

Director, Institute for Policy Studies in Education (2000-2009)

I founded the institute in 2000, and have built it up over nine years to a group of 20 full time researchers, conducting policy analysis in education with a focus of social justice and equity, for a wide variety of local, national and European funders.

University Academic Coordinator for Research Degrees (1987-2008)

I coordinated the internal quality control mechanisms for all PhD students for the University, checking enrolment, progress and completion of students and supervisory arrangements.

Visiting Professor at the University of Bedfordshire 2001 - 2004

Date of birth, etc

1946 - London. United Kingdom Citizen

Education and Qualifications

BSc (Econ) Hons: 2.i Government and Politics; University of London (External), 1971

(studied at Wolverhampton Polytechnic, 1967 - 71)

MA (Area Studies); University of London, 1972

(School of Oriental and African Studies, 1971 - 72)

PhD; University of London (Faculty of Economics), 1981

(Institute of Commonwealth Studies, 1972 - 75 [full time])

Thesis on the politics of race in late colonial Tanganyika

Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE); Distinctions in theory and in practice; University of London, 1976

(College of All Saints, 1975 - 76)

Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences: (Awarded by the Academy of Social Sciences, August 2010)

DLitt; Education for Social Justice, London Metropolitan University, 2011

Previous Employment

(full-time)

2000 - 09Director, Institute of Policy Studies in Education, London Metropolitan University

1990 Professor, Polytechnic of North London (now London Metropolitan University)

1985 - 90 Principal Lecturer, Polytechnic of North London

1985Senior Lecturer, Polytechnic of North London

1981 - 85 Teacher, Primary school, Notting Hill (ILEA)

1979 - 81Advisory Teacher for History and Social Studies in Primary Schools for the ILEA

1976 - 79 Teacher, Primary school, Hackney (ILEA)

(part-time)

1976 - 80 Part time Lecturer, Multicultural Education Diploma Course, College of All Saints